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Government and its performances. One of the first sets of the Republican Govern- ment was to recognise" the existing treaties will the foreign Power, that is to say, they undertook to honourably abide by them. But in actual practice what has

Tuesday next is a public holiday. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. THE SOTTO EXTRADITION CASE

Lisut T. Cunningham Cunningham, R.G.A.. has been promoted Captain on completion of thirteen years' service,

Malini, the famous magician, announces

an entertainment at the Peak Hotel on Tursday night, and at the City Hall on Thursday night,

happen? The Opium Agrement bas heun torn up, and the Agreement regard. ing Tibet has been completely ignored. Yet when pressed by Colonel Yarn to state. The special article in the Times, all

"the amazing development of whether the question of Tibet must being to settled before recognition is given to China, Hongkong," of which mention was made somewhat evasively in a Reuter'y telegram three weeks ago,

is reproduced in, full on page 5. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. answered: "I do not know that the ques- tion of Tibet will be definitely settled. We have not contemplated recently making special recognition of Tibet a condition apart

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[TONOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

THE FRENCH PRESIDENT IN

ENGLAND.

LONDON, June 26th. President Putovaré started a busy day on Wednesday in pleasant weather. He

The proceedings in the matter of an application for the surrender of Vicento Sotto, to the American Government,' or a charge of abduction at Cebu, waa resumed yesterday before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy.

The cross-examination of Mr. T. Careg Welsh was continued by Mr. Brutton.

Are the native inhabitants of the Philippines charged a head tax?-A poll

Tokyo, June 26th. The Emperor, who is spending the summer at Hayama, witnessed aeroplane flights by naval officers at made early visits to the French Hospital Federal poll tus either in the United

Yokosuka.

Lieut. Kaneko in Farman

circled

cruiser aeroplane

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tax, yes,

Aro citizens in America charged' a, head tax-In certain States. There is no

and the French Institute, distributing | States or in the Philippines.

Is it a crime in the Philippine Islands He the poor. gifts to

most to publish articles advocating indepen- enthusiastically cheered as he motored dence? It is not. through the streets. Afterwards he

Do you really say it is not Most decidedly it is not..

from the general recognition of existing been appointed as Acting Director of the Tsukuba three times at an elevation received the Diplomatic Body at St. became a State fiscal-My knowledge

_treaties." Bat_xo look in rain through the speech which Sir EDWARD GREY made ia Parliament on the 29th ult., on the Govern-

ment's policy in China, for a statement which clearly explains what is meant by the phrase that the Powers are now asking for a general recognition on the part of the

Loans Department in succession to the Tate Herr Rump.

The Rev. Copley Mayle, Chaplain of St, John's Cathedral, returned to the Colony yesterday, having travelled out vid Siberia. Mrs. Moyle was practically

convalescent, when he left England and

hopes to come mit later in the year.

Subscriptions are being invited for 1,500 shares of fi.1,000 each in the Java- China-Japan Steam Navigation Company the rate of 1073 per cent. The company has a total capital of 1.3,000,000. After various depreciation it is paying a dividend of 8 per cent,

Chineze Government that the previously existing treaties should be maintained. The only meaning we can attach to the phrase is that the Powers are not satisfied with the ..$2250 $1.90 pledge given by the Provisional Govern-nt

ment, and require a general recognition of these Treaties by the Parliament as well as by the PRESIDENT, when the latter has heen elected in the manner pre-cribed by the Provisions! Constitution. It seems a The Treaties are not mere formality. likely to be tonoured the more after that

Northern contemporary suggests, it formality has been completed than they are might be more effective if they were dealt now. Strangely enough, though Great with on the "no work. no salary Britain, in comatou with other Powera,principle, witholds forinal recognition of the Chinese

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OTHER WELL-KNOWN BRANDS SUPPLIED TO

ORDER.

Our Celebrated Every old Liqueur Scotch Whisky is a -blend-of the best Pot Distilled overnment until this alleged dificulty is settled, Sir EDWARD Gray told the House Scotch Whiskies. It is of of Commons that "this does not prevent our great age, very fine, and negotiating with Ching regarding Tibet." mellow. Its superior quality There is a veritable Chinese puzzle about all this, for it is nude perfectly clear that if has established its reputation the Chinese Government recognises to as THE LEADING SCOTCH | existing treaties and observes then-the WHISKY IN THE EAST.

necessity for negotiating with Chim regard- ing Tibet would not arise. Sir EDWARD GREY stated the case in these terms:

Members of the Chinese Parliament who absent themselves from the House are threatened with the publication of their names in the Government Gazette.

As

A Peking telegram mentions that there are now 22 foreign udvisers in the Pre- sident's Yamen as follows:-3 on con- stitution; 1 on politics; 2 on judicial. affairs; a on military affairs 3 on communications; 1 German secretary; auditing adviser; 1 public bond adviser; mind 7 on salt affairs,

At a porcelain sale by Messrs. Christic on the 28th nit. a Chinese octagonal vure,

of 1,000 feet:

Lieut. Kamada in a hydroplane had his course overland imperilled by erogs winds, but he shot out to

James' Palace.

President Poincaré, accompanied by

James' Palace to the Guildhall ta score of Life Guards, drove from St.

luncheon. The city was ablaze with

Leopold Rovira was a journalist before

of him begins when he was a delegate to the first Philippine Legislature, in which

be was

a member of the Immediate

delegate he was appointed fiscal. I never Independence Party. After his term as heard of him as doing newspaper work.

Do you know whether he contributed

--No, I do not,

sea, plunging into the water half a colour, and the streets were lined with articles to newspapers in the Philippines 3

mile from shore. The machine was badly damaged but he was unhurt.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE BALKAN SITUATION,

BELGRADE, June 26th.

It is officially announced that a large force of Bulgarians entered Servisn occupied territory between Zletovu and

Ratrovatz. A desperate engagement ended in the defent, and flight of the Bulgarians, whe left humerous dead and

wounded.

RUSSIA'S MILITARY PREPARED. NESS

ST. PETERSBURG, June 28th. In the Dums on Tuesday, the Reporter of the Army Committee asked what steps

were being taken to meet the unexampled efforts of a friendly neighbouring State. The Chief of the General Staff replied

24 in. high, Kang He, fetched 900 that there had been lavish expenditure on guineas, and a pair of Chinese powdered- | new fortresses. It had been druided to While China bad a revolution at home blue mandarín jars, 42 in. high, Kang

troops. The President was warialy

cheered route,

The guests included the Duke of Connaught and other Members of the Royal Family. Mr. Asquith, Mr. Balfour. members and former members of the Cabinet, representatives of the Dominions. The Lord Mayor proposed the health of the President, and affirmed that his visit would strengthen the Anglo-French bonds of cordial sympathy and friendship.

Then you do not know his nom-de plume-No.

Witness was then shown a copy of the Philippine Republic of the 13th Deceni ber, 1911, and was then asked:-Is an article in that paper the same as a letter published in the La Fanguardia -- Nearly, but not quite. There is a differ- ence in regard to one word, "absolutely,' which is omitted.

I think you were present when Vicente Sotto was last arrested? You were in Hongkong, I mean?-1 was.

And in those proceedings he was dis- charged I can't say that.

At any rate he was not extradited & -No.

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The Crown Solicitor, in re-examination The President, replying, traced the

-You stated in the course of your history of the Entente, and declared that evidence that the Treaty of Florida saya to-day the friendship of the two nations"the inhabitants shall be incorporated in the meaning which had become if possible strengthened. He the Union, but that there are words

qualify this? What again affirmed that no longer could-an of the words - The meaning is that the Spanish subjects who remained in Florida international incident occur without their and came under allegiance to the United co-operation, which, however, did not States should be, and the frontier-men in that territory should be, given American

A qualification citizenship with exclude any other Power and tended to

follows: As soon as may be consistent the ruaintenance of European peace.

with the principles of the Federal Con stitution," which, in effect, leit the entire matter to the decision of Congress, which in meh n case would be the sole and only judge of what those principles are, when it might ho consistent to apply theni.

In the Treaty of 1848 with Mexico, in words, shall be incorporated into the What do those words mean President Poincaré, and dwell on the Union

there Articles 8 and 9 of this Treaty excellent taste of his official oratory, as bos refer to the future political status and must be read together to be under admirably interpreting the significance of of the inhabitants of the ceded territory,

They especially the popular welcome.

stoud. By Article 9, in which the quoted Icature the President's message to the words occur, it was agreed that certain British nation through Reuter's agency. of the Mexicans should be incorporated ---that is, given citizenship-when Con in which he said-"Not only in Europe, gress should see fit.

President Poincaré returned to St. James Palace if the Embankment. and again received ovations en rolite

The newspapers smphasise the visit to

A.S. WAISON & CO.. she embarked on a forward policy in Tibet. He, 850 guineas, the purchaser being M Provide the army with new howitzers and the City as being a personal triumph for regard to California, there appear the

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and tried to transform Tibet into an ordinary F. Partridge. Both were the property of province of China, instead of being content the Duke of Marlborough. with the influence she exorcised under the staten que. Of course, that forward policy, sooner or lator, leads to disturbance on the Indian frontier, and what we want to secure is something which recognises the old

It will be seen from the report of the proceedings in the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council yesterday that

a further sum of $15,248 was roted to the

to provide the infantry with machine guns. Much had been done to accelerate mobilisation and transport, and it was proposed to construct strategic roads and railways on western frontier, Everything had been

a network of

the

| Chinese position with regard to Tibet, which Hongkong Tramway Co, as compensation done to provide for the army's readiness but throughout the world, the restless have similar words occurring, have they

we had no desire to disturb, leaving Tibet ia possession of that autonomy which she had before and which she presumably has at this moment. That result, I trust. we shall secure. It is in our interest that Tibet should not be disturbed, and in the interests of China that she should not purane a forward policy on her frontier when she needs consolidation at Lowe. She

may

ba certain that if she leaves Tibet in the enjoyment of its autonomy there will be no forward policy or disturbanes à our side." It is doubtless China's case that her action in Tibet is no breach of her Agreement with England which recognised China's sovereignty in Tibet; but by that Agree- meat China also recognised the autonowy of Tibet, because its purpose was to confirm the Convention which Colonel YouNG HUSBAND made with the Tibetan Govern- ment at Lhassa. Consequently China's HONGKONG OPPIOR: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD C. attempt to deprive the Tibetans of their LONDON OFFICE: 131, FIRET STUTET, EC.autonomy gravely affects the existing

DENVER-JOSKS-LUDERS.--On June 21st, HERBERT DENVER-JONES, of Folkestone, England, t.o ELLEN LUDERS, of Blagovestchensk. Eastern

Siberia.

DEATH.

BLACK-On May 27, at London, ELEANOR BLACK, for 28 years a Missionary in Swatow, China.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, Jeva 27, 1913.

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Tume is a singular dearth of news in the Chinese papers regarding what is happening in Tibat. Special Commissioners have been nominated to proceed to Tibet to pacify

for loss sustained during the boycott. This brings up the total amount voted to the Company to 845,248.

It is now announeed that General Fang-chin. Director of the Chiang

Military College, Paoting-fu

whose suicide has been reported, did not succeed killing himself. He is attended by a Japanese doctor and there is a possibility His attempted suicide is described in official circles as the act of

of his recovery,

a lesser Nogi."

Mr. Park

The marriage between Hubbard, son of the late John Augustus Hubbard, of Weston, and Mrs. Harvey, of Burgh Hall, Melton Constable, and Miss Gilmour, youngest Marjory Graham daughter of the late David Gilmour, of Shanghai, and the late Mrs. Gilmour, of Preston Cross, Bookham, will take place very quietly in July.

billows of the Ocean unite two great Colonial Powers in a constant exchange of ideas and interests."

for war. Russia had now six airships of the latest so-called Dreadnought type capable of coping with any of Germany's eleven, only eight of the latter coming up

At night be entertained Their Majesties to the standard of Russian dirigibles. Finally a bill has been drafted for con-

to a banquet at the French Embassy. siderably strengthening-the-army-by-new-The banquet at the Embassy was very.

Practically everything, inchid bodies of infantry and cavalry, and striking. increasing the field artillery. All this ing much of the food, was sent from the were heavily entailed great sacrifices of and Elysee, whoss treasures money. He thanked the Duma for its drawn from to decorate the tables and co-operation up to this present and hall with gold plate, candelabra, and priceless Sevrés ware. The floral embol- appealed for its continuance.

lishment was particularly brilliant

mob

LABOUR LEADER'S THREAT.

LONDON, June 26th. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P.. has threatened to resign his seat at Leicester Excise officers on Wednesday discovered | if the local Labour party persists in run- Chinese who had landed from the s.s.ning a Socialist candidate in opposition or with a large quantity of dutiable to a Liberal.

Treaty arrangements with Great Britain.liquors, consisting of bottled wine, Apart from this question, so far as the champagne, brandy and liqueurs, in his public are aware, no other Treaty right is possession. He was arrested and brought at present in dispute.

Sir Richard Dane, advisor to the Salt Gabelle, has arrived in Peking.

The Rt. Hon. James Bryce and Mrs.

yesterday before Mr. Melbourne, who imposed a fine of $30 and ordered the liquor to be confiscated.

At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese stoker on board the British steamer Hony Wan, was charged before Mr. Hazeland

the people, but what exactly that phrase Bryce feently paid a short visit to with wounding the head fireman on the

chang and to the Yangtze Gorges.

satne steamer. Inspector Kerr stated that Herr von Haxthausen, German Minis- defendant was rdered to move ter to Peking, has undergone in Berlin cinders, but as he was opening a tin of

some

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SPANIARDS AND MOORS.

LONDON, June 26th.

Heavy fighting continues around Tetuan. The Spaniards are generally victorious, but with considerable losses.

The Spanish Government has decided to send ten more battalions to Tetuan.

POSSESSING NAVAL SECRETS.

LONDON, June 26th.

connotes is not at all clear. What we want to know is whether it is China's intention to acknowledge the autonomy of Tibet and renounce all her plans for military occupa tion. Until China gives satisfactory assurances that she will in future be content

A Japanese seaman on board the Tost. with the measure of influence she exercised Marn was charged before Mr. Hazeland him, and having a knife in his hand for staining a steret naval book from

a major operation, which was entirely milk at the time he replied that he would

successful.

in Tibet before the change of government | yesterday

at

the Magistracy with in China, it seems unlikely that the British: maliciously wounding another Japanese Government will be prepared to formally on the same steamer. The case was recognise the Government at Peking, Sir adjourned."

The German dentist William Klare was entend to five years' penal servitude

do it as soon as he finished opening the tin. He alleged that complainant struck defondant stabbed complainant and threw Portsmouth Dockyard. The case was re- the knife overboard. manded for a week

Japanese toys are rapidly supplanting

departments," states a large importer of

Eowano Geev, it is true, has been somewhat. The following articles have been found those made in Germany' in many of our

:

arc now

THE TURF.

NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.

LONDON, June 26th.

The Tylt

Wilfrid

Grave Creek

1.

요

3.

The race for the Northumberland Plate, evasive on that point. The usual form of his in pawnshops by the Police and await toys in London. Thousands of gross of run at Newcastle over a distance of two reply to questions as to when HaMaJesty's { glaimants: -I'double case gold watch toy Union Jacks are made in Japan, and Government intend to recognise the Gor.with name "A. Carrera" inside; 1 open also the majority of the small adding miles, resulted as follows:- eroment in China has been: "We are face gold watch with gold chain and animals, jumping rabbits, and other novelties that are now so common. Japan- anxious to make the formal recognition of appendages; a gold watch chains.

baskets and hand-bags China in concert with other Powers, and Six Annamites appeared before Mr. ese the que condition which we are now asking Melbourne at the Magistracy yesterday prominent line in this country. for is general recognition ou the part of the charged with being in possession of hombs, They are capturing the trade through the Chinese Government that the proriously detonators, fuses, chloride of potash, combined cheapness and novelty of their existing treaties should be maintained." dynamite, etc., at Taikokfsui. Inspector goods." The consular returns show that Evidently a distinction has to be drawn O'Sullivan, who prosecuted, asked for a since 1000 Japan has more than doabled between the promises of the Chinese week's remand, which was granted.

her export of toys.

ALEXANDRA DAY.

KORER EVERYWHERE."!

LONDON, June 25th.

crlebrated

was

on

Alexandra Day Werbesday. It was a huge success. The

Society leaders and girls garbed in white sold roses on behalf of the hospitals, Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra, and Princess Mary drove fourteen miles round London thanking the flower sellers,

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET.

LONDON, June 26th. Yorkshire heat Warwickshire by 89

or

In all these other Treaties, where you the same meaning -Practically so, the principle being this:-These words are used in Treaties of Cossion of territories contiguous to the United States, and where the inhabitants at the time of cossion were either Indians who never

citizenship blanketted into were settlers and frontiersmen from the States else Exopeans. With themselves, or "respect to the two-latter classes, it could confidently be expected that they would have the capacity to maintain a Re- publican self-governing form of Govern ment, and there was therefore no objee- tion to extending the promise. In all cases, however, it was left to Congress to decide when the promise should be fulfilled. By the promise" I refer to the promise of citizenship.

Who was the Governor-General in 1908 who suspended the Cebu Councillors ?-- My recollection is that it was a Democrat by the name of James F. Smith.

Were they suspended on account of their sympathy with independence, as suggested?—I say most emphatically

not.

A large proportion of our native appointive officials are known to favour immediate independence when they are appointed. They were suspended solely for passing a public resolution of sympathy for a criminal convicted of a crime importing a high degree of moral turpitude.

You were asked whether the resignation of Rovira was called for on account of his relations with the defendant and his approval of the principles published in You answered the Philippine Republic. thas in view of the form of the question you must answer "No." What do you mean by that I mean that it was a double-barrelled question. Mr. Brutton asked me if his relations of sympathy. with and support of Sotto, a convicted criminal, demanded his resignation; and it was further asked if support of Cambridge University heat. Leveson maediate independence, also advocated Gower's eleven by 133 runs.

by Sutter, of itself and by itself would not have been considered sufficient causo Middlesex beat Notts by an innings and for asking his resignation.

Has anybody been asked to resign by: the American Government on account of Lancashire beat Leicestershire by seven sympathy with the principles published

Puig.

Si runs.

wickets.

Shase heat Hampshire by 155 runs. --- Ciloncestershire beat Kent by six wickets.

in the Philippine Heouble-Sympathy with the principles, to far as I now them, no.

Do the American Government in the Philippines care about these principles? We pay practically no attention to

them.

Is the extradition of the defendant The report of the Captain Superinten- dent of Police for the year 1912 states wanted for political purposes ---Posi-

tively not. tlust the total of all cases reported to the

Is be solely wanted on account of the Police was 12,600 as against 9,289 in 1911, alleged conviction mentioned in the

being an increase of 3,371 or 36,29 per requisition Absolut ly for only that,

cent. The average for the last five years is and nothing else.

Mr. R. E. W. Taylor, Private Secre tury to H.E. the Governor, deposed to- Thirteen ran; won by a length and a 10,223,8. In the division of these cases into The betting was:-8-1 The Tylt, 100-7 an inercase, as compared with 1911, of United States to Hongkong the requisi-, half, a head separating second and third. Serious and Minor Offeness there appears receiving from the Consul-General of the 692 cases or 19.31 per cent, in the former tion for the surrender of Vicente Sotto, and 2,679 cases or 46.95 per cent, in the and to submitting the same to H.E. the

Governor. Wilfrid; 100.8 Grave Greek. Midas was favourite at 3 to 1.

latter.

The hearing was adjourned,

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